Ground Beef Casserole with Vegetables – Oma's Hackauflauf mit Gemüse

Looking for a ground beef casserole, aka Hackauflauf, that's just that extra bit special? Here's a yummy one that I make and that's why it's in my quick and easy dinner recipes collection.

Ground beef, cheese, and veggies. Yum!

Servings:

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 small cauliflower, into bite-size pieces
• ½ pound broccoli, into bite-size pieces
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• salt, pepper
• 1 teaspoon each curry powder, dried thyme, paprika
• ¼ pound lean bacon, cubed
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup broth
• ¼ pound Emmental, grated (or more to taste!)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cook cauliflower and broccoli pieces in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes. Drain.
3. In frying pan, brown chopped onion in butter. Add garlic. Add ground beef and continue browning, while stirring, until meat is nicely browned, crumbly, and cooked through.
4. Season with curry, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper.
5. Place meat mixture into greased casserole dish.
6. Add cauliflower and broccoli over the meat.
7. In frying pan, brown bacon in oil. Sprinkle flour over and stir. Add milk and broth and continue cooking and stirring until sauce is creamy.
8. Add cheese to sauce and stir.
9. Pour sauce over meat/veggie mixture.
10. Bake, uncovered, for about 30 minutes, until top is nicely golden brown.

Hints:

• Want to try a totally different cauliflower dish? Try this baked cauliflower bomb ... I think you'll LOVE it!

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